In pre-released select video subscriber trends for the third quarter of 2017, AT&T estimates it will add 300,000 DirecTV Now subscribers for the period, beating analysts' expectations.

"It should be clear that DirecTV, like all of its cable peers, is suffering from the ravages of cord-cutting", said Craig Moffett, analyst at MoffettNathanson, in an email.

AT&T Inc.'s third-quarter video losses sent pay-TV industry shares down on Thursday after Wall Street analysts raised concerns about the continued threat of consumers canceling their cable and satellite television subscriptions. "The issue is in the acceleration in cord-cutting, and the prevalence of OTT, not each other", Moffett noted, adding that it's reasonable to expect a weak Q3 across the pay TV industry.

AT&T, which is getting set to report third-quarter earnings on October 24, warned Wall Street its results took a significant hit from hurricanes and the natural disaster in Mexico.

Raptors no longer staying at Trump-owned NY hotel
But some coaches and players have made it clear that Trump's politics definitely factors into their decision to stay elsewhere. The Washington Post found that teams pay about $20,000 a night to stay at hotels like Trump SoHo in New York City.